Ready Set Grow Podcast

If you want to learn more about how to make sustainable progress toward the vision and goals God has given you and your church, you can check out our Ready Set Grow Mastermind here: https://www.readysetgrowchurch.com/mastermind Most church leaders know where they want to go. The mountain is clear. What's not clear is what to do today. So your team shows up, looks at a packed calendar, works h...

If you want staff evaluations your team actually looks forward to — ones that build confidence instead of dread — learn more about the Ready Set Grow Mastermind: https://www.readysetgrowchurch.com/mastermind The moment the meeting gets scheduled, something shifts. Their stomach drops. They start replaying every mistake from the last few months. They wonder what they did wrong. That reaction isn&ap...

If you want a team whose belief grows every cycle — not just their workload — learn more about the Ready Set Grow Mastermind: https://www.readysetgrowchurch.com/mastermind Most churches treat celebration like an afterthought. A few minutes of polite applause, a quick "great job team," and then right back to the next thing on the list. But that pattern is quietly doing something to your s...

If you want to stop white-knuckling your way through every vision cycle and start navigating the messy middle with a repeatable system, learn more about the Ready Set Grow Mastermind: https://www.readysetgrowchurch.com/mastermind You cast the vision. The team was fired up. And then... it got messy. The momentum slowed. People started asking the same questions. Frustration crept in. You weren'...

If you want to grow your leadership, build a more aligned staff culture, and create systems that help your church scale without chaos, learn more about the Ready Set Grow Mastermind: https://www.readysetgrowchurch.com/mastermind Most church staff meetings aren’t intentionally designed. They become catch-all conversations that drain energy, waste time, and create more confusion instead of clarity....

If you want to eliminate confusion on your team, and develop a high-performing staff culture that drives real church growth, learn more about the Ready Set Grow Mastermind: https://www.readysetgrowchurch.com/mastermind Most pastors don’t struggle with lazy staff. They struggle with unclear expectations. And when “winning” isn’t clearly defined, your team will define it for themselves. That’s when...

If you want to grow your church with a team that trusts the vision, stays aligned, and can execute at a high level without constant chaos or confusion, learn more about the Ready Set Grow Mastermind: https://www.readysetgrowchurch.com Your team probably isn’t resisting vision. They’re resisting confusion. In this episode, Scott, Hunter, and Mark unpack the hidden leadership pattern they call “visi...

If you’re ready to stop being the sole expert in your church and start building a team of empowered leaders who can carry the mission with you, learn more about the Ready Set Grow Mastermind here: https://www.readysetgrowchurch.com Most pastors don’t struggle with vision—they struggle with letting go. In the early stages of a church, being the expert works. You solve problems, make decisions, and...

Most churches don’t struggle to find volunteers. They struggle to keep them. If you want help building the systems your church needs to create a sustainable, life-giving volunteer culture, learn more about joining our RSG Mastermind here: https://www.readysetgrowchurch.com In this conversation, Scott, Hunter, and Mark break down the five keys to building a volunteer system that actually works—one...

Most churches celebrate when someone gets saved. But what happens next is just as crucial as the decision itself. If you want help building the systems and structure your church needs to steward people well after they say yes to Jesus, learn more about joining our RSG Mastermind here: https://www.readysetgrowchurch.com/pricing In this episode, the Scott, Hunter, and Mark unpack one of the most ove...

Healthy churches do not grow because the pastor works harder. They grow when vision and execution are working together. If you want help building the systems and team structure your church needs to grow, learn more about the RSG Mastermind here: https://www.readysetgrowchurch.com/pricing In this episode, the Scott, Hunter, and Mark break down the difference between a visionary leader and a visiona...

Most churches focus on getting first-time guests in the room. But real growth happens when people come back. If you want help building the systems and culture that keep people coming back, learn more about joining the RSG Mastermind here: https://www.readysetgrowchurch.com/pricing In this episode, Scott, Hunter, and Mark break down how healthy churches create an environment where guests feel welco...

Most pastors don’t realize what’s actually holding them back. It’s not vision. It’s not effort. And it’s not a lack of opportunity. It’s how they’re leading one of the most important roles around them. In this conversation, Mark, Jesse, and Scott unpack the hidden leadership dynamic that keeps admins stuck in task mode—and quietly limits a pastor’s ability to grow, lead, and scale. This isn’t abou...

Most church growth ideas don't stall because of bad vision. They stall because leaders ignore the warning signs. You can have the right ideas, set the right goals, and build a strong plan—and still fall short if you don’t account for what could go wrong. Every team has “caution lights”—internal habits and external pressures that quietly derail momentum before you ever see it coming. In this c...

Teams rarely fall apart because of one big moment.  More often, it starts with small conversations happening in the wrong places, frustrations shared with the wrong people, and trust slowly beginning to erode beneath the surface. Most leaders don’t notice it at first. But over time it creates tension, division, and confusion across the team. The issue? Gossip. In this episode, Mark, Hunter, and Sc...

Pastors often think their administrative assistant is there to manage schedules, track tasks, and handle logistics. But what if the real opportunity is much bigger? In this episode of the Breaking 1000 Podcast, Mark Brewer, Jesse Anderson, and Hunter Wilson unpack a leadership shift that can dramatically increase a pastor’s capacity: moving an admin from reactive task manager to strategic partner....

Most pastors can sense when a staff situation isn’t working. But many wait too long to address it—hoping things will improve, avoiding the tension, or struggling to find the right words. When underperformance lingers, it doesn’t just affect one person. It impacts alignment, trust, culture, and the church’s ability to keep growing. In this episode of the Breaking 1000 Podcast, Mark Brewer, Scott Wi...

High-capacity leaders rarely struggle with vision. They struggle with satisfaction. The more driven you are, the easier it is to measure yourself against what’s unfinished instead of what’s already been built. That mindset feels motivating—but over time it drains your joy, your leadership, and your family. In this conversation, Mark, Scott, and Hunter unpack the hidden leadership trap many ambitio...

Every growing church experiences it: people leave. Not always because something went wrong — but because growth brings change. And when a church moves into a new season, not everyone moves with it. In this episode, Scott, Mark, and Hunter talk about the emotional weight pastors carry when families and leaders step away. Because this isn’t just about attendance — it’s about grief. This conversation...

Growth exposes leadership maturity. Every pastor wants to stay relational. To know names. To show up in crisis. To be the shepherd who’s present. But as your church grows, you face a hard truth: You cannot personally carry every relationship and expect the church to scale. In this conversation, Scott, Mark and Hunter unpack how to grow your church without losing culture — and without trying to be...

Most churches don’t plateau because of vision. They plateau because of how they staff. In this episode, Scott, Hunter, and Mark unpack the staff shift that determines whether your church stays stuck — or scales. Every team has four types of staff members. Only one type multiplies. If you don’t know who’s who, you’ll build around the wrong people — and cap your growth without realizing it. We break...

Every growing church eventually faces the same hard call: deciding which ministries further the vision—and which ones don’t. In this episode of the Breaking 1000 Podcast , Scott, Mark, and Hunter walk through how pastors can make that call by clarifying: Who God has called their church to be Where that vision is leading How they are actually going to get there With limited time, people, and resour...

There’s a trap many churches fall into — often with the best intentions — that quietly limits growth, burns out leaders, and keeps ministries from becoming what God designed them to be. In this episode of the Breaking 1000 Podcast, Mark, Scott, and Hunter explore why the tension between Spiritual and Strategic leadership is often misunderstood — and how treating them as opposites creates unnecessa...

Two people can meet with the same mentor and walk away with completely different results. The difference usually isn’t the mentor — it’s how prepared the leader is to receive. In this episode of the Breaking 1000 Podcast, Mark, Scott, and Hunter unpack the often-overlooked discipline of how to be mentored well. From coming prepared with questions, to reporting progress, to honoring the people who...

In this episode of the Breaking 1000 Podcast, Scott Wilson and Hunter Wilson break down the difference between having goals and actually growing as a leader. The missing link? A growth team. Scott shares the exact framework he used to build his own growth team, including why your spouse should be “true north,” how to find the right people for specific areas (health, finances, preaching, emotional...